# Problem with logstash handling the mysql-slow.log

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-logstash-handling-the-mysql-slow-log/69531
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [December 20, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-logstash-handling-the-mysql-slow-log/69531 "2016-12-20T08:11:13Z")
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### Author: ![guyboertje](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/guyboertje/32/31592_2.png) [@guyboertje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guyboertje)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-logstash-handling-the-mysql-slow-log/69531/3 "2016-12-20T16:21:26Z")

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ok, my bad, it looks like the `#` character is in the data.

The answer is: you are using multiline, meaning that the message field starts with `# User@Host` - it will never start with `# administrator` or `# Time`

Magnus answered this here [How to drop a message](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-drop-a-message/69548/2?u=guyboertje)

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